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DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021

By Alby September 12, 20216 Comments

Thank whatever you believe in that the 20th anniversary of 9/11 passed with as little flag-waving horseshit as it did, but Jesus Christ on a tandem bike, can we stop…

Song of the Day 9/11: Pat Benetar, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”

By Alby September 11, 2021

Joe Biden is hitting America's homicidal Republicans with his best shot -- a vaccine mandate that's popular with over 60% of the public, even in deep-red states. Somebody should tell…

Song of the Day 9/9: Big Daddy Graham, “Let’s Call in Sick”

By Alby September 9, 2021

The obituary identifies Big Daddy Graham, who died yesterday at 68, as a longtime WIP radio-show host, and that was definitely the most successful of his various gigs. But anyone…

DL Open Thread Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021

By Alby September 9, 20213 Comments

If you want to read stories about anti-vax, anti-mask assholes, the media is there for you -- can't swing a dead cat on the internet without hitting one of those.…

Song of the Day 9/7: The Beatles, “Do You Want to Know a Secret”

By Alby September 7, 20212 Comments

Pete 'n' Val have a secret, but it's not hard to guess what it is: Gerald Brady will not be expelled from the General Assembly. This was the first Beatles…

Song of the Day 9/6: The Clash, “Career Opportunities”

By Alby September 6, 2021

I'd normally highlight unions on Labor Day, but with 36% of the U.S. workforce is now part of the gig economy, so they aren't even employees in the traditional sense.…

Song of the Day 9/5: Ani DiFranco, “Amendment”

By Alby September 5, 20212 Comments

Ani DiFranco has the solution to the Supreme Court's attack on abortion rights. I don't think it will happen anytime soon, but that doesn't make her wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDRrwj3fl4U

DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021

By Alby September 5, 202113 Comments

The media, having accomplished its task of pulling down Joe Biden's approval ratings, have mostly moved on from Afghanistan in favor of trumpeting the Texas Abortion Freakout, which means the…

Song of the Day 9/2: Friends of Distinction, “Grazing in the Grass”

By Alby September 2, 2021

This song just missed topping the charts twice -- the first time as South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela's instrumental version, which reached No. 1 in 1968, and again in 1970,…

DL Open Thread Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021

By Alby September 2, 20215 Comments

Today's media freak-out is over the Committee of GileadU.S. Supreme Court upholding a Texas abortion ban by a 5-4 vote. The real test will be when it's put into practice,…

Song of the Day 9/1: Tom T. Hall, “(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine”

By Alby September 1, 20215 Comments

Songwriter and country singer Tom T. Hall died last month, and the world lost a wise old soul when he did. Hall wrote more than 20 No. 1 hits on…

Song of the Day 8/31: Little Feat, “Dixie Chicken”

By Alby August 31, 20215 Comments

Now that the Dixie Chicks have dropped the "dixie" from their name, I got to wondering. They named themselves after the Little Feat song, not the Confederacy, so if the…

Song of the Day 8/30: Haim, “Strong Enough”

By Alby August 30, 2021

Everybody has their favorite bands, and these sisters are one of mine. The radio studio is a perfect setting for this stripped-back version of one of Sheryl Crow's earliest hits,…